Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Arts and the man

As January approaches, I've been thinking of this quote more and more:"I see little of more importance to the future of our country and our civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. ... I look forward to an America which will reward achievement in the arts as we reward achievement in business or statecraft."-John F. Kennedy at Amherst College, 1963How long has it been since we had a leader who put that much emphasis on the arts? Are we finally moving in the right direction?Here's hoping.

This week

About Me

Name: Rebecca Wallace

Location: Palo Alto, California, United States

I cover visual art, music, theater, film and dance for the Palo Alto Weekly ... which means it's a challenge trying to decide what to do on the weekend. Here's hoping that in this economy the arts scene stays diverse and vibrant. Fingers crossed (and many tickets bought).